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China Tower Price/Book

What is the Price/Book of China Tower?

The Price/Book of China Tower Corporation Limited is 0.64

What is the definition of Price/Book?



Price to book ratio represents the ratio between a company’s stock value and the book value per share.

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The price to book ratio, or P/B ratio, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's current market price to its book value. It is also sometimes known as a market to book ratio or price to equity ratio. The calculation of a price to book ratio can be performed in two ways. It can be calculated as the company's market capitalization divided by the company's total book value from its balance sheet. It can also be calculated using per-share values and dividing a company's current share price by the book value per share (i.e. its book value divided by the number of outstanding shares).

The P/B ratio varies between industries. The industries that require more infrastructure capital (for each dollar of profit) will usually trade at P/B ratios much lower than, for example, consulting firms. P/B ratios are commonly used to compare banks, because most assets and liabilities of banks are constantly valued at market values. A higher P/B ratio implies that investors expect management to create more value from a given set of assets, all else equal (and/or that the market value of the firm's assets is significantly higher than their accounting value).

P/B ratios do not, however, directly provide any information on the ability of the firm to generate profits or cash for shareholders. This ratio also gives some idea of whether an investor is paying too much for what would be left if the company went bankrupt immediately. For companies in distress, the book value is usually calculated without the intangible assets that would have no resale value. In such cases, P/B should also be calculated on a "diluted" basis, because stock options may well vest on sale of the company or change of control or firing of management.

Price/Book of companies in the Communication Services sector on HKSE compared to China Tower

What does China Tower do?

China Tower Corporation Limited provides telecommunication tower infrastructure services in the People's Republic of China. The company engages in the construction, maintenance, and operation of base station ancillary facilities, such as telecommunications towers and public network coverage in high-speed railways and subways, and large-scale indoor distributed antenna systems. It offers towers, and shelters or cabinets; and ancillary equipment to telecommunication services providers for installation of the telecommunications equipment. The company also provides maintenance services, including monitoring equipment operation, routine inspection, device breakdown handling, property upkeep, working environment protection, and operation analysis services. In addition, it offers power access, batteries, or back up power generation to the customers' telecommunications equipment; and indoor distributed antenna systems connecting telecommunication equipment, enabling them to receive and send indoor mobile telecommunication network signals, as well as mobile telecommunication network signals covering buildings, large venues, and tunnels. Further, the company provides backup power services to standby emergency power supply to corporate customers; battery exchange services to replaceable batteries to individual customers; and battery recharge services to corporate and individual customers, as well as engages in the provision of integrated information, power generation, and energy storage services. Additionally, it provides trans-sector site application and information services. The company was formerly known as China Communications Facilities Services Corporation Limited and changed its name to China Tower Corporation Limited in September 2014. China Tower Corporation Limited was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

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